House Proceeding 10-06-09 on Oct 6th, 2009 :: 3:09:15 to 3:12:35
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Lynn C. Woolsey: with that, i would like to turn it over to the congresswoman from california, ms. lynn woolsey. ms. woolsey: well, i would like to thank the gentleman from pennsylvania for organizing tonight's special order, because the men and women who serve in our military deserve nothing

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Speech By: Lynn C. Woolsey

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Lynn C. Woolsey: less than our respect, our support and our admiration. yet, the department of defense continues toeny them the respect they have earned by pursuing a devastating policy that is nothing less than discrimination against gay

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Lynn C. Woolsey: service members. don't ask-don't tell requires that the military discharge gay, lesbian and by sexual servicemen and women because of their sexual ownertation. service member could be the best sharp shooter, best medic

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Lynn C. Woolsey: or language specialist in the military and doesn't matter if he or she is a captain or cadet having served three days or 30 years. if that member is openly gay, he or she is fired. don't ask-don't tell denies our nation their service, denies our

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Lynn C. Woolsey: nation -- makes us less safe because this terrible and open discrimination in the military does no good. it takes away great members that should be working in what they want to do in helping us be safer day in and day out. it's clear that don't ask-don't

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Lynn C. Woolsey: tell is a failed policy that not only punishes the thousands of highly qualified service members who have been discharged from the military, but it wastes millions of taxpayer dollars as well. when you add up the costs of the training, the food, the lodging, the equipment, the uniforms, the staff support and the

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Lynn C. Woolsey: transportation our country makes a huge investment in our service members to be the best in the world. but because of don't ask-don't tell, all of this training and funding is wasted if a trained service member is openly gay. how can we invest tens of

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Lynn C. Woolsey: millio and women -- you know i want to sneeze, my nose started to r i'm suffering. thank you. that sneeze got me going. but all of this training and funding is wasted as a trained service member is openly gay.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: how can we invest these tens of millions of dollars in these young men d women, all of them who are desperately need by the military, yet tell them they can't serve our country? this inflexible policy continues to weaken our nation's ability to protect and defend itself by

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Lynn C. Woolsey: retaining qualified sfts men and women. we must stop this. don't ask-don't tell has to go away. i was a freshman when we put this terrible policy in place.